Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007


Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The Macedonian entry was selected through a national selection, Skopje Fest 2007, organised by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio-Television. Karolina Gočeva represented Macedonia with the song "Mojot svet", which qualified from the competition's semi-final and placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points. Gočeva previously represented Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.

Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 2007

In late 2006, MRT announced that Skopje Fest would return as the selection method for the 2007 Contest.

Competing entries

A submission period was opened for composers to submit their entries. MRT received 150 submissions during the submission period, with MRT selecting the performer for each selected entry. The twelve competing artists and songs were announced on 6 January 2007. On 24 January 2007, MRT announced an additional three wildcard finalists, as well as changes to the initial list of participants.

Final

The final took place on 24 February 2007 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Milanka Rašić, Živkica Gjurčinovska and Igor Džambazov. Fifteen songs competed with the winner being selected by a regional televote from 12 districts across Macedonia. At the conclusion of the voting, Karolina Gočeva and the song "Mojot svet" was selected as the winner, receiving top marks from all twelve voting districts.
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show also featured guest performances by the "Rebis" Ballet, 2006 Macedonian entrant Elena Risteska, 2005 Croatian entrant Boris Novković and 2007 Belarusian entrant Dmitry Koldun.

At Eurovision

Prior to the contest, Gočeva embarked on a promo tour to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia. In addition to visiting the Balkan region, Karolina held a pre-contest concert at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje. "Mojot svet" underwent language changes for the contest with the majority of the song being performed in its original Macedonian language version and the final chorus of the song being performed in English.
Because Macedonia placed 12th at the 2006 contest,Karolina was forced to compete in the semi-final.
Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest on 10 May 2007 performing 18th, following Portugal and preceding the Norway. Macedonia qualified to the final, placing 9th in the semi-final and scoring 97 points. In the final, Macedonia performed 6th, following Finland and preceding the Slovenia. Macedonia placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points.

Points awarded to Macedonia

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  • Points awarded by Macedonia

    Semi-final

    Points awarded in semi-final:
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    Final

    Points awarded in the final:
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